Table 2.12. (Continued) 
Common Name 
Scientific Name 
Pigfish 
Orthopristis chrysoptera 
Pinfish 
Lagodon rhomboides 
Red drum 
Sciaenops ocellatus 
Sea trout 
Sand sea trout 
Cynoscion arenarius 
Silver seatrout 
Cynoscion nothus 
Spotted seatrout 
Cynoscion nebulosus 
Shark 
Atlantic sharpnose 
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae 
Blacktip 
Carcharhinus limbatus 
Bull 
Carcharhinus leucas 
Great hammerhead 
Sphyrna mokarran 
Scalloped hammerhead 
Sphyma lewini 
Shortfin mako 
Isurus oxyrinchus 
Smooth dogfish 
Mustelis canis 
Sheepshead 
Archosargus probatocephalus 
Silver perch 
Bairdiella chrysoura 
Smallmouth buffalo 
Ictiobus bubalus 
Smooth puffer 
Lagocephalus laevigatus 
Snapper 
Lane snapper 
Lutjanus synagris 
Red snapper 
Lutjanus campechanus 
Vermilion snapper 
Rhomboplites aurorubens 
Southern stingray 
Dasyatis americanus 
Spot 
Leiostomus xanthurus 
Striped burrfish 
Chilomycterus schoepfi 
Swordfish 
Xiphias gladius 
Tilefish 
Lopholatilus chameleonticeps 
Triggerfish, gray 
Balistes capriscus 
Tripletail 
Lobotes surinamensis 
Tuna 
Blackfin tuna 
Thunnus atlanticus 
Bluefin tuna 
Thunnus thynnus 
Yellowfin tuna 
Thunnus albacares 
Wahoo 
Acanthocybium solanderi 
Shellfish 
Atlantic bay scallop 
Argopecten irradians 
Crab 
Blue crab 
Callinectes sapidus 
Stone crab 
Menippe mercenaria 
American oyster 
Crassostrea virginica 
Shrimp 
Brown shrimp 
Penaeus aztecus 
White shrimp 
Penaeus setiferus 
Pink shrimp 
Penaeus duorarum 
Rock shrimp 
Sicyonia brevirostris 
Royal red shrimp 
Hymenopenaeus robustus 
Seabob 
Xiphopenaeus kroyeri 
Squid 
Brief squid 
Lolliguncula brevis 
Lone-finned squid 
Loligo pealei 
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